A Study on the Utilization of the Family Environment: Planting Jasmine Flowers as a Base Material for Aromatherapy Oil in Narrow Yard Sitti Nursetiawati*, Dian Pertiwi Josua, Elvyra Yulia
Cosmetology Education, Faculty of Engineering, Jakarta State University, 13220, East Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract
One of the activities that have had many benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic is farming. The use of the physical environment of the family in the form of a narrow yard can be used as a planting medium for medicinal and cosmetic plants. This research aims to- (1) Evaluating the benefits of the physical environment of the family, (2) Providing education on therapeutic plants available within the household scope, (3) Seeing the extent to which narrow urban land is used as a planting medium, especially for cosmetic crops. The research model was designed in a descriptive quantitative manner using observation. The research location was in Malaka Asri District, East Jakarta, involving 31 families. The results showed that- (a) Planting jasmine flowers in small plants was done by using pots, (b) Jasmine flowers produced from the planting process in small yards, still thriving, (c) In general, family members who live in the family environment with small yards, do not understand the narrow land in the physical environment of the family, it can still be used, (d) More than two-fifths of families (48%) are found with narrow land, do not know the properties of jasmine flowers as a cosmetic plant that has therapeutic benefits and can be used the essential ingredients of aromatherapy oil.
Keywords: cosmetic plants, family physical environment, narrow yards, therapeutic plants
